Subgenre Sampler
New Zealand > Drama: 207 Films to Buy & Rent
- After the Waterfall (2010)
- Dir. Simone Horrocks
Feat. Antony Starr, Cohen Holloway, Michelle Langstone…
- The debut feature of dir. Simone Horrocks is an intimate portrait of a man's grief as he struggles to put his life back together after the…
- Boy (2010)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu…
- Taika Waititi continues his dream run as director with this fictionalised coming–of–age tale that draws on his own experience growing up…
- Butterfly Crush (2010)
- Dir. Alan Clay
Feat. Courtney Hale, Hayley Fielding, Sally Kelleher
- Poppy local drama packed with tunes has the titular song and dance duo thrown into turmoil when one member becomes ensnared in a cult.
- Desert (2010)
- Dir. Stephen Kang
Feat. Jane Kim, Andrew Han
- An impressive independent feature from Korean–New Zealand dir. Stephen Kang, whose Auckland–set film observes the quiet desperation of a…
- Holy Roller, The (2010)
- Dir. Patrick Gillies
- Critically–mauled drama from the director of OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR about a debt–ridden preacher who is tricked into starting a church in a…
- Home By Christmas (2010)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Tony Barry, Martin Henderson, Chelsie Preston-Crayford
- The director of WAR STORIES returns to the subject for this deeply personal yet affecting docu–drama focusing this time on a single story…
- Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell, The (2010)
- Dir. Brendan Donovan
Feat. William McInnes, Robyn Malcolm, Mia Blake…
- Emotionally loaded kiwi comedy centres on a Peter Pan dad with political aspirations and a serious go–karting obsession.
- Insatiable Moon, The (2010)
- Dir. Rosemary Riddell
Feat. Rawiri Paratene, Sara Wiseman, Ian Mune…
- Heartfelt local feature has a self–proclaimed son of God setting out to save the world, save his boarding–house, and woo the Queen of…
- Love Story (2010)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
Feat. Florian Habicht
- Ebullient Kiwi filmmaker Florian Habicht creates his own 'New York Story' by turning his camera to a beautiful Russian model and his own creative…
- Matariki (2010)
- Dir. Michael Bennett
Feat. Jason Wu, Susana Tang, Michael Whalley…
- A random act of violence affects eight Aucklanders in this melting–pot drama, set on the eve of the Maori New Year. Notable for excellent…